GOVERNOR SHOULD LEAVE MEDICAL MARIJUANA DECISION TO THE DOCTORS

Gov. Chris Christie and his administration are denying patients
suffering severe pain from cancer, postherpetic neuralgia, which has
no known cure, and other severe pain sufferers, relief from their
pain. He is not a doctor; he is a politician making medical decisions.
It is like having a shoemaker fix you car.

He is not qualified to make medical decisions. A doctor knows his
individual patient's pain. A doctor also knows what strength and best
means to administer the medical marijuana -- eating or smoking.

I also wonder if the lobbyists for the pharmaceutical companies that
make millions selling pain killers are involved here. There is no
doubt in my mind that regardless of his lack of medical training,
because of his ego and his position of power, that he will make the
final decision on the use of medical marijuana.

Lyman T. Dally

Parsippany